Shower receptor



Sept. 18, 1928. 1,684,503

' l G. A. NlLsoN SHOWER RECEPTOR Filed Nov. 4, 1926 yPatented Sept. 18, 1928.

uNrrED STATES GUSTAF ALBIN NILSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLUTDIS.

snowEE RECEPTOR.

Application led November 4, 1926. Serial No. 146,260.

My invention relates to shower receptors, and has for its object the provision of such a structure molded of cementitious material that will prevent the escape of water from the shower on to the floor of the surrounding room, particularly that portion of the Hoor directly'in front of the shower chamber. InY the usual form of shower chamber, the side and back walls are solid and an opening is provided in the front, which 1s usually closed by a canvas curtain nto prevent the water from splashing out in front of the shower chamber. .However, this curtain only partially fuliills its purpose, since J5 it may not be properly replaced by the user and water may escape around the edges thereof, particularly if the shower head happens to be discharging toward the curtain.

vide means wher'eby the water escaping beyondvthe curtain may be collected and returned to the shower chamber, and thus kept from escaping on to the ioor in front of the chamber and causing damage thereto. Other objects and advantages will appear as the description proceeds, and while I have shown only one form of my invention, I wish it to be clearly understood that I do not intend to limit myself to the exact details Shown and described, but that I intend to avail myself of all such modifications as properly fall within the scope o'f the claims.-

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my shower receptor, with the walls of the shower chamber shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. A

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the numeral 4 represents the unitary, baseplate structure which I employ for the shower receptor. This base is molded of cement or other similar material and has therein a reinforcing means 5, which may be of any suitable material commonly used for such reinforcement. The base plate 4 has projecting upwardly therefrom a rim portion 6, which extends completely therearound to form a pan-shaped element. The iioor of the receptor, as shown, is divided into a pair of sections 7 and 8, both of which It is the purpose of my invention to pro slope toward the drain opening 9 provided 55 in the section 7. The section 8, however, is elevated somewhat above the section 7 andv aledge 10 extending substantially vertically connects the two floor portions. At the opposite ends of this transversely-extending 6o ledge the rim portion 6 is provided with a pair of inwardly-projecting.portions 11 and 12, which serve to provide a somewhat re stricted passageway between the two door portions. Imbedded in the rim portion 6 c5 and the portions 11 and 12 is a metallic plate 13 which, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, extends down into the body of the rim portion and projects upwardly above the same to provide an upwardly-extending, metal 7o rim substantially surrounding the lower ioor portion 7. rIhe purpose of'this metal rim is to prevent leakage of water along the joint between the rim portion 6 and the wall 14 of the shower chamber. The walls of 75 the shower chamber, as shown in Fig. 1, extend around the lower ioor portion 7 and also project inwardly on top of the members l1 and 12, thus defining a door, which is closed by means of the curtain 15, as indi- 8o cated in Figsl and 2. Thus yit will be seen that, by means ofthe metallic member 13 extending upwardly outside of the wall 14, any leakage of water except through the front opening in the shower chamber is pre vented. By means of the forwardlyextending, raised floor portion 8, I am enabled to intercept any water which may escape by the curtain 15, and this water will collect and flow back on to the lower floor por--go tion 7 and from there into the drain, thus protecting the floor in front of the shower chamber.

The drain opening 9 may be provided with the usualv refuse catcher 16, and from the drain opening a pipe 17 may lead to the trap 18 and from there to a suitable point of discharge for `disposing of the water.

While I have shown the receptor as being rectangular in form, it is obvious that any other suitable form or shape may be used without departing from the scope of the invention.

Having thusdesoribed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A self-contained unitary base-plate structure for shower baths and the like comprising a pan-shaped element having a drain openlng and having its floor portion sloping toward' said drain openlng, said element having upwardly-extending side portions, and

a pair of oppositely disposed upwardly-extending portions projecting inwardly from said side portions, the lioor portion on one side of said inwardlyrojecting portions -being raised above the oor portion on the other side thereof.

2. A self-contained unitary base-plate structure for shower baths and the like comprising a pan-shaped element having a drain opening and having its floor portion sloping toward said drain opening, said element having upwardly-extending side portions adapted to accomodate upwardly-extending' wall portions thereon, said floor portion having one end section thereof projecting above the main floor portion to provide a raised platform in said pan-shaped element.

3. A self-contained unitary base-plate structure for shower baths and the like, comprising a pan-shaped element having a drain opening and having its floor portion slo ing toward said drain opening, said element aving upwardly-extending side portions, a metal ridge counter-sunk within and projecting upwardly from said side portions and partially surrounding said pan-shaped element, the floor portion within said metal ridge being lower than the floor portion extending beyond -said ridge, said two floor portions being joined by -a substantially vertically-extending ledge.

4. A self-contained 4unitary base-plate .structure for shower baths and the like, comprising a pan-shaped element having a drain opening, and having its floor divided into a lower floor portion sloping toward said drain open-ing and a smooth fiat raised floor portion, said lower and raised floor portions being inte rally joined by an upwardly-extending le ge.

5. A self-contained unitary base-plate structure for shower baths and the like, comprising a pan shaped element having a drain opening, and having its floor divided into a lower floor portion sloping toward said drain opening and a raised Hoor portion, said tion and said lower floor portion, said rim and inwardly-projecting portions having means thereon for accommodating upwardly-extending wall portions.

7. A self contained unitary base plate 70 structure for shower baths, comprising a pan shaped element having a drain opening and having a lower oor (portion surroundlng and sloping toward sai drain opening, said element having a raised floor portion spaced 75 from said drain opening, and provided with a smooth surface, an upwardly extending rim extending around said element and having means thereon for supporting upwardly extending wall ortions.

In witness w ereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 28th day of October A. D.

GUSTAF ALBIN NILSON.

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